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11 December 2017

We hope that you are all well and that your lives are travelling easy. Not too much snow or heat or rain or fire! How are your preparations or Christmas going, if you celebrate Christmas? Mine are slow - or perhaps I am slow! Thought you might all like to see another photo of the Derwent River, which flows just outside my craft room window.

This photo was taken from the air, naturally, and shows the now famous MONA Museum and Art Gallery - the red buildings - and the winery on the small frying pan outlet into the river just a few kilometers upstream from us. In the background on the left you can see the Cadbury chocolate factory too (white). Of course, we live on the Eastern shore of the river - more in the background here - and further south. As a Tasmanian, I can get in free to MONA. There are restaurants and a wine bar, a public space where concerts and markets are put on and I believe some amazing accommodation as well. You can drive (takes us about 10 minutes) or catch a water ferry.

We all feel like winners when we go there and the fellow who created it - David Walsh - has really singlehandedly changed the economy of our state in a positive way.

27 November 2017

Congratulations to our two brave entrants so far. Thank you for taking the time to enter as well. It is nice knowing we are being read! Still a week to go so hopefully we will get some more crafters having a go at this challenge.

I know that many of you don't enter because we don't use stamps - but I use stamps lots of time and own thousands (well, probably hundreds) of sets - some even still uninked! I just don't use them all the time. I also have a huge file of digitals on my computer. Again, I just don't use them all the time.

Forcing yourself to think about how you can make something without stamping extends your skill levels and broadens your mind! I often look at photographs of work using a stamp and mentally substitute a die cut for the sentiment, or a sticker, or handwriting - and there is a piece of craft without stamping!

I also like to repurpose good stuff like lovely images I find. So using them instead of a stamped image is so satisfying. One element I often use is a wine label off a bottle and now my friends save me unusual labels of their bottles!

20 November 2017

...not even one entry when I started to write this post. I cannot understand why this should be difficult but I will attempt to make it easier......

The challenge is :

It's all about the cake....

Then, there is a twist......

The TWIST is to use mainly the primary colours

When presenting a design or an idea your choice of colours is very important. Many surveys have been carried out on the general public to find out what people like. The findings suggest that very young children like bright, vibrant colours (reds, yellows and oranges etc...) whilst older people like more gentle or sophisticated colours and tones such as shades of blue. It is very important for a designer to understand the way colours are put together/created as this may help in the selection of the right colour scheme for a particular age group.

Primary Colours - These are colours that cannot be created through the mixing of other colours.

They are colours in their own right.

The three primary colours are RED - YELLOW - BLUE.

Primary colors are everywhere when we take the time to notice.

Primary colors cannot be mixed from other colors. They are the source of all other colors. Secondary colors are mixed from two primary colors adjacent to each other on the color wheel. The secondary colors are orange, green and violet.

You can use the three colours (or variants of them)

What is hard about that?

Come on Peeps - you can rise to this challenge.... and there is a great prize

13 November 2017

Yes, it's the time to tell you who the winner of the random number prize is for last month and to reveal the winner of the DT Favorite - but in reality they are all our favorites you know. It is so hard to choose some times. Before then, here is another of those pretty sunrises for you. Notice it is in the primary colours that nature is at its best.

A pretty pink sunrise had the sky and the river blushing near Evandale. What a stunning morning!

06 November 2017

How has life been in your crafting world? Mine has been a bit slow but it's mostly my own fault. Too lazy to get out of my own way at times, that's me. However, deep breath and get on with things - that's my newest resolution! Wonder how long that will last?

We ar planning a little get-away soon: just a few days -and we will be heading to a small seaside town called St Helens.

A beautiful scene from Amanda at St Helens, on Tassie’s north-east coast, who says:

Feeling like a child again exploring the orange lichen covered rocks around the Bay of Fires 🔎🔥

30 October 2017

he Peeps - remember we work from the first Monday of a new month. The old challenge has closed but the new one does not begin until the 6th November.

Until then, happy crafting and here is a photo to keep you interested.

Now here's a claim to fame - located in gorgeous Richmond, in the Coal Valley, this is Australia's oldest stone span bridge! It was built by convicts in the 1820's, is heritage listed and is the most photographed landmark in the town. Not hard to understand why is it? That said, the township of Richmond has more than 50 Georgian buildings, many converted into cafes and shops, and is also home to the oldest gaol in Australia, the Richmond Gaol. Definitely worth a look-see 👀 and it's only 30 minutes from Hobart.Image: www.instagram.com/snapshottours

23 October 2017

Halloween is coming quickly and there are a lot of funny and beautiful Halloween cards out there. We don't celebrate this but it is as I have said before, growing in our community and I see lots of decorations out there. Who know what it is going to be like in a few years time!

Meanwhile, we are at the start of the last week for October's challenge:

Tic Tac Toe

TWIST journal about the decision making process

RIBBON

LACE

STRING

BUTTONS

BLING

BRADS

FLOWERS

DIE-CUTS

STICKERS

Instructions for the Peeps:

You must chose only one row across or down or diagonally - remember three in a row

You have to choose only these three items from the grid to add to your work

a good rule to remember: you cannot choose for example ribbon, string and stickers, as none of the edges of these boxes touch

Prize:

The DT have been busy and there are some delightful pieces to be shared for your inspiration:

This gorgeous King Penguin was so happy to reach the beautiful beach at Fortescue Bay 🐧🌊🐧 on the Tasman Pensinsula.

One of the best campsites in Tassie, located down a 12km bush road, Fortescue is the destination for camping, bushwalking, picnicking, swimming, fishing and being up close and personal with our unique wildlife. Sea kayaking and canoeing around the rugged cliffs of Tasman National Park is also an unforgettable experience.